Cheap Freight / Parcel Delivery to USA from Australia.???

Lbuzzook on 13/02/2017 - 11:34

OK, so there's loads of posts on US to Australia freight, and how to avoid the non-USA-address issue, but what about the cost of sending stuff the other way…from Oz to USA…??

I need to send a cuppla shirts to a mate in the USA and AusPOST wants $41 for an International Parcel (Medium) pre-paid satchel for items 500g-1kg.

Does anyone have any actual experience using a different service that is competitive with AusPOSTs rates for small light weight items?

Pleas note: I am not interested in rants against AusPOST. We all know they're crap. Only interested in ACTUAL alternatives people have actually used, not "hypotheticals"…

Tx

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  • blonky on 13/02/2017 - 12:04

    Try something like transdirect.com.au, they will give you quotes across a few companies and most of the time it's cheaper+faster+tracked vs Auspost

  • smashed on 13/02/2017 - 12:57
    +4

    Signs up purely to ask the question… go buzzook..
    And he doesnt want hypotheticals so ensure you spoon feed the actual answer for him.
    Tx

  • Ryanek on 13/02/2017 - 13:46
    +2

    It doesn't hurt to be friendly when asking for advice. Just saying.

  • foxmulder on 13/02/2017 - 13:51

    Perhaps you provide the actual weight and measurement then I can help.

  • holdenmg on 13/02/2017 - 13:57

    This is what happens when you build a wall.
    No cheap shirts or labour from Mexico.

  • [Deactivated] on 13/02/2017 - 16:03
    +1

    tx for joining ozbaragin

  • rambutann on 13/02/2017 - 18:00

    Small international packages are never cheap. I remember it costing about $70 to send an A4 envelope to the UAE with DHL on account… I think you're gonna have a bad time seeking cheap international small package freight rates.

    • foxmulder on 13/02/2017 - 18:26

      For this one I believe AusPost has prepaid express international for A4 at around $15 anywhere in the world.

      • rambutann on 13/02/2017 - 19:45

        Fairly sure DHL was like overnight/2 day kinda stuff (twas the cheapest that they offered). It was also a tough A4 envelope not just a regular envelope. The docs were too important to send via auspost to be honest haha

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